March2017
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New study finds worrying climate trend in Karamoja over last 35 years
Mar 22, 2017News Hour: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here today described Shakib Al Hasan, the star all-rounder of Bangladesh cricket team, as a “wonder” of the cricket world congratulating the people of Magura where the “cricket genius” was... -
US And WFP support food-insecure populations in Sudan and South Sudan
Mar 22, 2017News Hour: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), today welcomed the second of two recent shipments carrying urgently required food assistance for Sudan and South Sudan.... -
World’s most marginalized still left behind by global development priorities
Mar 22, 2017News Hour: A quarter-century of impressive human development progress continues to leave many people behind, with systemic, often unmeasured, barriers to catching up. A stronger focus on those excluded and on actions to dismantle these barriers... -
Drone strikes kill 26 IS militants in E. Afghanistan
Mar 22, 2017News Hour: Up to 26 militants loyal to the Islamic State (IS) group had been killed after drones bombed the armed outfit’s hideouts in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, a police spokesman of the province... -
North Korea forges ahead with nuclear ambitions
Mar 22, 2017News Hour: North Korea has nothing to fear from any U.S. move to broaden sanctions aimed at cutting it off from the global financial system and will pursue “acceleration” of its nuclear and missile programs, a... -
UNDP joins forces with Wilson Center to provide data on women’s leadership in public administration
Mar 22, 2017News Hour: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is joining forces with the Wilson Center to provide extensive data on women’s leadership in public administration for The Center’s Women in Public Service Project. By collecting, analyzing,... -
Global experts gather to discuss how to ensure equal access to quality education
Mar 22, 2017News Hour: Global experts in education, including top government officials from high-performing countries, gathered in the Indonesian capital today calling for more policy and public advocacy for equitable and quality education services. Almost 100 education experts... -
Bangladesh PM describes Shakib as “wonder” of cricket world
Mar 22, 2017News Hour: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here today described Shakib Al Hasan, the star all-rounder of Bangladesh cricket team, as a “wonder” of the cricket world congratulating the people of Magura where the “cricket genius” was...
